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Burness Paull

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Burness Paull

Rankings

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Charities - Scotland

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Burness Paull has an impressive practice offering top-notch advice on legal structures, particularly SCIO models. The firm assists with property and employment issues faced by clients, many of which are social care organisations and regional development charities as well as trusts and grant-giving foundations. The team is particularly adept at advising on optimising legal structure and governance models, as well as charity mergers and asset transfers. Burness Paull additionally houses a strong regulatory and compliance practice.

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Work Highlights

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  • Burness Paull advised The Royal Highland & Agricultural Society Scotland on the successful incorporation of charitable entity Farmstrong Scotland.

Strengths

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  • The team we worked with were knowledgeable, responsive and reassuring but also candid and clear. Their knowledge was evident and the experience of the team was very reassuring.

    Charities respondentUK

  • They are confident and knowledgeable about charity law in Scotland.

    Charities respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Emma Maxwell
    Emma Maxwell

    Emma Maxwell

    Emma Maxwell is a director in the firm's public and third sector team. She assists a range of clients, including housing associations and charitable trusts, with mergers and governance issues.

    • Emma is really great. She's super responsive, helps us with a lot of the elements like with the changes in law, and provides pragmatic advice as well.

      Charities respondentUK

    • Emma is very pleasant to work with and is very knowledgeable.

      Charities respondentUK

    • Emma has very good experience and the ability to advise communities and charities.

      Charities respondentUK

    • Emma Maxwell is very supportive and very helpful on charity regulation and governance.

      Charities respondentUK

    • My expectations were more than met by Emma.

      Charities respondentUK
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